The director of a hospital in Kumamoto City, which has introduced confidential births, held a press conference on the government's formulation of guidelines for ``confidential births,'' in which pregnant women give birth only to medical institutions. I did not, but I would like to appreciate that it was clearly stated in the guidelines."
Confidential childbirth was introduced three years ago by Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto City in order to prevent isolated births where women give birth alone at home. We have formulated the guidelines shown.
In this policy, ``the principle is to reveal one's identity when giving birth in order to provide appropriate support to the mother and child.'' It is said that you can give birth only by revealing your identity to the institution.
At a press conference on the 6th, Ken Hasuda, director of Jikei Hospital, said, ``Until now, there was no official basis for this, but I would like to appreciate that the guidelines have been stipulated.''
On the other hand, he said, "In cases where a pregnant woman arrives on the Shinkansen with labor pains and gives birth an hour later, it is impossible to persuade the pregnant woman to reveal her identity. Also, regarding the handling of the mother's origin, it is difficult to tell when and how the mother's information will be given to the child. We have to disclose it or create some kind of regulation," he pointed out.
At Jikei Hospital, a total of seven people have given birth in secret by the end of last month.